What is the name of your state? Michigan
It has been almost 3months since my previously healthy son suddenly died of a staph (mrsa) infection.
Thursday after school the neighbors had him come to their house since I was stuck at the other side of town trying to get my flat tire fixed on my van.
When I came home an hour later, he started to complain that his left knee hurt. He could not remember injuring it. He felt low grade feverish.
Friday morning called the dr. office. They thought perhaps he sprained the knee.... the fever probably from viral infection coming on.
Saturday he could hardly walk on his leg, still feverish. Took him to the ER. I told them he has history of boils and that he has a very high pain tolerance and he couldn't remember injuring his knee. I had contacted our physician's office and they recommended our going to ER to check for infection. There was no exterior skin lesion that was red or swollen.
They took x-ray, said his knee looked ok. Sent us home.
Sunday, went back to ER. They reviewed Saturday's x-ray. Did CBC blood work. His counts were actually low. They said there was no infection and sent us on our merry way (forgive my mild sarcasm...)
Midnight went back due to increased pain and newly developed redness and swelling...(I contacted dr office for advice: go to different ER or return. Decided to go back to same ER due to their already having all data, etc. More likely to "demand" they keep our son) An orthopedic resident "tapped" his knee and couldn't drain anything.... it was decided to surgically go in and remove the infection.
Surgery showed that the knee was secondary site of infection and that it started elsewhere. ( I can't remember if we knew then that it was in his blood ). He went into sepsis, eventually full life support and seventeen days later he died. My husband is actually upset at how a respitory therapist poorly handled changing his heli-ox tank on the respirator and how damaging that was to his lungs.
I'd like to know someone else's opinion regarding this... I'm not looking for $, and I obviously can't get my oldest of five children back (the youngest was born 2 weeks after his death). I am just curious as to what you think about this. Sorry to give so much detail, but I didn't know how much was relevent.
Thanks... K
It has been almost 3months since my previously healthy son suddenly died of a staph (mrsa) infection.
Thursday after school the neighbors had him come to their house since I was stuck at the other side of town trying to get my flat tire fixed on my van.
When I came home an hour later, he started to complain that his left knee hurt. He could not remember injuring it. He felt low grade feverish.
Friday morning called the dr. office. They thought perhaps he sprained the knee.... the fever probably from viral infection coming on.
Saturday he could hardly walk on his leg, still feverish. Took him to the ER. I told them he has history of boils and that he has a very high pain tolerance and he couldn't remember injuring his knee. I had contacted our physician's office and they recommended our going to ER to check for infection. There was no exterior skin lesion that was red or swollen.
They took x-ray, said his knee looked ok. Sent us home.
Sunday, went back to ER. They reviewed Saturday's x-ray. Did CBC blood work. His counts were actually low. They said there was no infection and sent us on our merry way (forgive my mild sarcasm...)
Midnight went back due to increased pain and newly developed redness and swelling...(I contacted dr office for advice: go to different ER or return. Decided to go back to same ER due to their already having all data, etc. More likely to "demand" they keep our son) An orthopedic resident "tapped" his knee and couldn't drain anything.... it was decided to surgically go in and remove the infection.
Surgery showed that the knee was secondary site of infection and that it started elsewhere. ( I can't remember if we knew then that it was in his blood ). He went into sepsis, eventually full life support and seventeen days later he died. My husband is actually upset at how a respitory therapist poorly handled changing his heli-ox tank on the respirator and how damaging that was to his lungs.
I'd like to know someone else's opinion regarding this... I'm not looking for $, and I obviously can't get my oldest of five children back (the youngest was born 2 weeks after his death). I am just curious as to what you think about this. Sorry to give so much detail, but I didn't know how much was relevent.
Thanks... K